July 31, 2015, 8:30PM

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe will seek the extradition of an American dentist who killed a lion that was lured out of a national park and caused international outrage, a Cabinet minister said Friday. In the Zimbabwean government's first official comment on the killing of Cecil the lion, the environment, water and climate minister lashed out at Walter James Palmer,... Full story »

July 31, 2015, 7:24AM

July 30, 2015, 3:36PM

HARARE, Zimbabwe — While the death of a protected lion in Zimbabwe has caused outrage in the United States — much of it centered on the Minnesota dentist who killed the animal — most in Zimbabwe expressed a degree of bafflement over the concern. The discovery that Cecil, the star of Zimbabwe national park had been lured out and... Full story »

July 29, 2015, 3:50PM

HARARE, Zimbabwe — A hunting guide and a farm owner appeared in court Wednesday on allegations they helped an American dentist kill a protected lion named Cecil, and the head of Zimbabwe's safari association said the big cat was unethically lured into the kill zone and denied "a chance of a fair chase." The Zimbabwean men were accused of... Full story »

July 28, 2015, 4:22PM

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — An avid Minnesota hunter accused of illegally killing a protected lion in Zimbabwe said Tuesday that he thought everything about his trip was legal and wasn't aware of the animal's status "until the end of the hunt." Walter Palmer, who has a felony record in the U.S. related to shooting a black bear in Wisconsin, released... Full story »

July 28, 2015, 1:42PM

Is it safe to swim in Bayou St. John? That was the question NOLA.com posed to readers last week. Out of more than 1,000 responses, 77 percent voted no, around 20 percent voted yes and 3 percent suggested the answer was not so simple. And yet local wildlife and water quality experts agree that swimming in the bayou is,... Full story »

July 27, 2015, 7:25AM

July 25, 2015, 8:37PM

The awards ceremony for the 2015 Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo was postponed after power outages and severe weather hit the Grand Isle area around 6 p.m. on Saturday (July 25), a spokeswoman for Jefferson Parish said in a news release. The outage affected more than 6,000 customers, according to Entergy, which estimates that power will be restored by 11:00 a.m. The rodeo began on Thursday, and as of... Full story »

July 24, 2015, 9:52PM

One of the most impressive catches to yank the scale at the 2015 Faux Pas Fishing Rodeo Friday was a 31.9-pound red snapper caught by Kip Rhoto of Team K-2. Rhoto had to leave Venice to take care of a personal matter, so he missed the weigh-in, but teammate Wayne Maggio said the angler caught the fish on a... Full story »

July 24, 2015, 9:38PM

There are so many exceptionally gifted anglers fishing the 2015 Faux Pas Rodeo out of Venice Marina that if you expect to win a category, you'd better put in your time. Team Stump Jumper did exactly that to capture the lead in the Offshore Grand Slam Calcutta Friday. The team left the dock Wednesday at midnight, spending two days... Full story »

July 24, 2015, 9:15PM

Faux Pas Fishing rodeo competitor Andre Labbe was targeting speckled trout with live shrimp around Main Pass Friday when he drew a strike from something entirely unexpected. Labbe set the hook, and thought he had a redfish. The fish hugged the bottom, and made a couple of spirited runs. When Labbe got it to the surface, however, he saw... Full story »

July 24, 2015, 8:54PM

If you're trying to win a rodeo, catching little fish doesn't really further your cause. You've got to forego bites by fishing big baits in hopes of attracting the attention of a big boy. Team Shake-N-Bake did exactly that Friday. They dragged a big, billed Rapala around oilfield platforms 10 miles out of Southwest Pass, and got a few... Full story »

July 24, 2015, 8:29PM

With one cast, Tony Bruce likely accomplished two goals Friday: catapulting his team into first place in one of the most hotly contested categories in the Faux Pas Fishing Rodeo, and winning a brand-new boat in the process. Bruce, fishing with buddies Dudley Vandenborre and Ed Sexton, dropped a live croaker down in 20 feet of water at 9 a.m.,... Full story »

July 24, 2015, 6:52PM

BOULDER, Colo. — A Boulder County sheriff's deputy got into a face-off with an owl with an attitude, and the owl won. Deputy Sophie Berman came across the raptor on a dirt road on Tuesday as Berman patrolled an area near a campground west of Boulder. Berman crouched down to take video of the owl and spoke to the... Full story »